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Family caregivers are challenged everyday when caring for their senior with dementia – frustration, anger, tears, and refusals. Alzheimer’s disease is the leading form of dementia, affecting as many as 5.5 million people in the United States alone. Day to day caring can often be difficult when the progressive neurological disease worsens over time. It … Read more
We love life and want it to last forever, but the reality is that our time on earth is finite. No one knows when the end of life will come for themselves or the ones they love, so being prepared to face it as we want and with dignity requires us to plan for the … Read more
We believe there is a place in seniors’ homes for technology. Technology innovations can also help family caregivers take better care of their senior loved one. In many ways, family caregivers are still unsure where technology could help them. Would installing smart home features be the best use of their money or paying for medical … Read more
Having to take many pills each day, sometimes several times a day, can make it very difficult to do it correctly. When seniors don’t get it right, the outcome can be deadly. It has been estimated that 60% of seniors take their medications incorrectly. This results in almost 140,000 deaths a year. For others, making … Read more
Family caregivers have many responsibilities caring for their senior loved ones that can quickly drain their time (and energy) each day. They are chauffeurs, schedulers, cooks, house cleaners, dog walkers, comedians, history keepers, pill managers, and grocery shoppers, just to name a few of the hats they wear every day. Keeping senior loved ones fed, … Read more
Family caregivers are quickly learning how valuable technology can be in their everyday lives as they are caring for their senior loved ones and their own families. They are asking Alexa or Google Assistant to lend them a hand by turning on soothing music, switching on the lights in a dark room, or even ordering … Read more
CES 2018 — the big innovation showcase — is history, the sore feet are rested, and we’ve had a chance to ponder the implications of everything we encountered. It is still exhausting to think of it all! We found a lot to like for family caregivers of senior adults, some of it here now, much … Read more
No matter our age, we want to be healthy now and stay healthy in the future. As family caregivers of aging parents, grandparents, and other family members, we can help facilitate a healthy lifestyle to improve our senior loved ones’ health, especially when they are faced with chronic diseases. When they are present, high blood … Read more
Robots have gone from the pages of science fiction into every room of the home (yes, even the bathroom). At CES 2018 we encountered hundreds of robots in all sorts of shapes, from simple little boxes to cute human-like forms. Robots intended for home use can be small enough to fit in the palm of … Read more
